Swing



March 20, 1951 v, E. CHARN I 2,545,571

SWING I Filed Dec. 26, 1945 wmw Patented Mar. 20, 1951 tuNITED STATES ATNT OFFICE This'invention relates to swings designed especially for the afe amusement of children, and has for its principal object to provide a swing which is neat in appearance, sturdy and which may be manufactured at low cost.

It is a further object of the invention to provide 7 a swing structure which shall be dependent from cables and which shall be susceptible of simple rope suspension as to retain the seat in level relation by virtue of the action of the Weight of the swing and of a child when placed therein.

Still further objects and advantages of the invention will appear upon study of the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the appended drawings, wherein like numerals of reference apply to corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure l is a side elevational view of a device embodying the invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevational view of the device of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a plan View of the swing, with the cables removed; and I Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, numeral l denotes a seat member oriented in a substantially horizontal plane. Secured to the under side of the seat l and extending transversely coextensive with and adjacent to the side edges of said seat 5 are braces 2, 3 the said braces providing transverse slots located centrally in the upper edges thereof within which may be fitted a main support for the swing consisting of a crossbar 4 extending transversely of the swing and extending laterally beyond the braces 2, 3. The cross-bar t is apertured vertically at l2 to provide access for rope or cables 5, having knots 6 formed in the ends thereof and from which the swing is suspended.

A back rest is provided for the swing consisting of two upwardly and backwardly extending members l, secured by means of bolts 8 to the braces 2, 3 and further reinforced by means of wood screws or nails applied to join the members 1 to the seat I and the braces 2, 3.

The upwardly extending members I are pro- V SWING I Victor E. Charn, Sawyer, Mich. Application December 26, 1945, Serial No. 637,153 2'Clainis. (01.15am

vided with transverse rectangular apertures having the long sides thereof parallel to the edges of the members 1, and through which extend the reduced ends of cross bars 9, which provide support for the back of an occupant of the swing.

Such reduced ends 9 provide shoulders 28 which limit the extension of such reduced ends through the openings.

Extending upwardly from the seat I and tilting at a slight angle forwardly from the vertical, are arms 56, having rectangular apertures ll adjacent the lower ends thereof for receiving the cross-bar A, the cables 5 extending parallel with and outside of the arms I0. Extending across the upper extremities of the arms Ill, and seated in suitable slots formed in the ends thereof is an upper horizontal cross-brace I3, having apertures M at its ends which extend laterally beyond the arms Iii. Cables 5 extend through guide apertures It which are above and forwardly offset relative to the apertures I2. This forward offsetting of the guide apertures I4 causes the seat l to tilt rearwardly as the swing is supported on the cables.

Formed in the arms III, are apertures l5 suitably shaped and positioned to provide hand holes for the occupant of the swing, said hand holes extending parallel with the cables 5 and forwardly thereof.

A pair of arm rests l6 are secured to the members i as well as to the arms Ill, the said arm rests l6 having a narrow rearward portion secured by means of nails or screws to the inward surface of members i and having slots formed in the outward edges thereof for engagement with the arms l0.

A bar I? extends between the forward ends of the arm rests It, being pivoted at one end thereof to one arm rest it by means of a pin I8, for which may be utilized a bolt and nut. Secured to the underside of the other arm rest I6 by suitable wood screws 22 is a metal bracket 19 for receiving the other end of the bar I l, the latter being provided with a bolt 2% having a threaded end extending downwardly therefrom and adapted to engage within a notch 23 provided in the bracket IQ for that purpose, and to be locked against the bracket l9 by means of a wing nut 2|.

Various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be made to the embodiment of the invention herein illustrated and described, without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a chair swing. the combination with a rigid seat having front, side and rear edges and a rigid back extending upwardly from said rear edge; of vertical arms rigidly attached to each side edge of said seat intermediate said front and rear edges, said arms each including a pair of vertically-spaced laterally-extending portions, each of said portions being formed with a substantially vertically-directed aperture therethrough, each pair of apertures being adapted to have a swing-supporting cable passed therethrough, and said uppermost of said apertures of each pair being forwardly ofiset relative to the. lowermost apertures.

2. In a chair swing, a substantially rigid seat:

having front, side and rear edges, a substantially rigid back extending upwardly from said rear edge, a substantially rigid arm extending upwardly from each side edge intermediate said front and rear edges, a first horizontally-disposed bar arranged below said seat and supported intermediate-its ends in said upwardly-extending arms, a second horizontally-disposed bar arranged above and spaced from said seat and supported intermediate its ends in said upwardly-extending arms, said bars being offset with respect to each other, and means on the adjacent end of each of said bars for receiving a swing supporting cable.

VICTOR E. CHARN.

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